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Monthly climate in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shah Alam features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (82 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1979 mm (77.9 inches) and receives 260 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shah Alam enjoys an average of 3484 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 56 minutes to 12 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia §

The warmest months in Shah Alam are May, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shah Alam experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia §

Shah Alam usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 249 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shah Alam are February, July and August. On average, 101 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 144 (5.7) 94 (3.7) 161 (6.3) 212 (8.3) 184 (7.2) 114 (4.5) 96 (3.8) 112 (4.4) 153 (6.0) 173 (6.8) 292 (11.5) 244 (9.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18 15 24 26 26 18 17 18 22 22 28 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia §

The sunniest months in Shah Alam are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shah Alam: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 237 300 324 295 296 291 311 305 290 283 259 286
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 57m 12h 0m 12h 5m 12h 10m 12h 14m 12h 16m 12h 15m 12h 11m 12h 6m 12h 2m 11h 58m 11h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia §

Shah Alam experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Shah Alam UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 15 15 14 13 12 12 13 14 14 13 12